A Second Civil Rights Movement? | Interview: Juan Williams

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Political analyst Juan Williams joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss his new book, New Prize for These Eyes, which argues that America is experiencing a second civil rights movement, distinct from the first. He explores the impact of Barack Obama’s presidency on race relations, the backlash that followed, and the emergence of movements like Black Lives Matter. The Agenda: —Barack Obama’s 2004 speech: a pivotal moment —The use of race in presidential campaigns —Diversity taking care of itself —Black Lives Matter, the movement and the grift —Is a post-racial America possible? The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Jamie Weinstein. My guest today is Juan Williams. You know him from Fox News, where he is a Fox News political
0:40.6	analyst and often the one liberal you might find on the five or another panel show like
0:46.4	that. He is also the author of the new book, New Prize for These Oz, on what he sees as a
0:54.0	second civil rights movement in America. And that is
0:57.8	the main topic of our discussion. We talk about his book. I challenge him on parts of it. Talk
1:03.1	about DEI. At the end, I ask him a little bit about Fox News, what he would change if he was
1:09.1	the head of it, as well as what he makes of some of his
1:12.1	colleagues like Dan Mungino getting major jobs in this administration. Without further ado,
1:16.8	and as always, I think you're going to find this episode interesting. Here is Mr. Juan Williams, welcome to the Dispatch podcast.
1:37.4	Jamie, thanks for having me.
1:38.6	I'm thrilled to be with you.
1:39.8	Your new book is out, new prize for these eyes,
1:42.8	The Rise of America's second civil rights movement.
1:45.5	Why did you write it? And what do you hope the reader takes away from it?
1:48.3	You know, it's one of these moments where I think I see something taking place in America.
1:54.0	And most people, when I tell them, I think there's a second civil rights movement underway in the United States.
2:02.2	They say, well, what about the classic movement? What about the first movement? Dr. King,
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